Vitaly Fedorchuk
Vitaly Fedorchuk Виталий Федорчук |
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Minister of Interior Affairs of the Soviet Union | |
In office 17 December 1982 – 25 January 1986 |
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Preceded by | Nikolai Shchelokov |
Succeeded by | Alexander Vlasov |
5th Chairman of the Committee for State Security | |
In office 26 May 1982 – 17 December 1982 |
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Premier | Nikolai Tikhonov |
Preceded by | Yuri Andropov |
Succeeded by | Viktor Chebrikov |
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Born | Ogievka, Zhitomir Oblast, Russian Empire |
27 December 1918
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Moscow, Russian Federation |
Resting place | Troyekurovskoye cemetery, Moscow |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Other political affiliations |
Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine |
Vitaly Vasilyevich Fedorchuk (Russian: Виталий Васильевич Федорчук) (27 December 1918 – 29 February 2008) was a Ukrainian Soviet statesman and politician.
Early life and education
Fedorchuk was born in the Zhitomir region of Ukraine to a peasant family in 1918.[1] He was called up for military service in 1936 and then attended the Military Communications School in Kiev.[1]
Career
Fedorchuk started his career as a local journalist.[2] He joined the Soviet secret police in 1939[3] and served in the SMERSH from 1943 to 1947.[2] Then he worked in East Germany and in the Soviet Embassy in Vienna as an intelligence officer from 1949 to 1967.[1] In 1967, he was appointed head of the third directorate or military counterintelligence unit of the KGB where he served until 1970.[1] He became the chief of the Ukrainian KGB in July 1970.[4] He held the post until he was appointed chairman of the KGB on 26 May 1982, replacing Yuri Andropov and served for seven months until 17 December 1982.[5]
He then became the Soviet interior minister in 1982, replacing Nikolai Shchelokov.[3][6] His term ended in January 1986 and he was succeeded by Alexander V. Vlasov.[4] After leaving office, Fedorchuk became an inspector at the ministry of defense[7] and then, he retired.[2]
Death and burial
Fedorchuk died in Moscow on 29 February 2008 at the age of 89.[3][8] His body was buried at Moscow's Troyekurovskoye cemetery.[5]
References
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Preceded by | Director of the Committee for State Security 1970-1982 |
Succeeded by Stepan Mukha |
Preceded by | Chairman of State Committee for State Security 1982 |
Succeeded by Viktor Chebrikov |
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